Obscure Kids Shows

[elish2]

This is probably the longest running thread I ever started! 

How about Fairy Tale Theater?

[Tenar]

Though I didn't see them as a kid, I'm curious: does anyone remember Ringing Bell (an anime film about a lamb who seeks revenge by becoming a wolf- extremely intense for kids) or Last of the Curlews (the first ABC Afterschool Special, and a pretty devastating story; I think it only aired in the U.S. in the early '70s, but later in other parts of the world)? I'm curious if anyone remembers them.

I found Ringing Bell about two years ago via youtube. That was a very beautiful film. Dark, but wonderful.

It's coming to DVD!!!  I'm so excited!!

I LOVED Ringing Bell!

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-24/discotek-licenses-dark-children-anime-film-ringing-bell

[shockponie]

I remember watching a terrible show on pbs called Pappyland. I loved his drawing segments.

They had Lamp Chop's Play Along & also Charlie Horse Music Pizza.

I watched Puzzle Place, Zoboomafoo, Wimzie's House, Wishbone, and Between the Lions too.

[Lorelei Redfern]

i remember lamp chop!!

this is the song that never ends.. it just goes on and on my friends.

[Galactica]

I used to LOVE that super old school Swedish Pippi Longstockings that would very occasionally come on TV-  the voices were dubbed rather badly but I didn't even care.   

I think Unico was my other favorite- but I think Unico is fairly well known?  I guess Pippi probably is too, depending on the age of the person you ask

[OLumeVaSti]

I remember watching a terrible show on pbs called Pappyland. I loved his drawing segments.

They had Lamp Chop's Play Along & also Charlie Horse Music Pizza.

I watched Puzzle Place, Zoboomafoo, Wimzie's House, Wishbone, and Between the Lions too.

I blame Pappy for my issue with compulsive doodling! 

[Hannah66665]

I'm not really sure if anything I've watched was really obscure or not... but for the majority of my childhood I watched PBS kids. It was usually one of the only channels we had. However for the two years we lived with my aunt when I was around nine I was obsessed with playhouse Disney. (Rolly Polly Olly, Stanley, Out of the box, PB & J Otter and all those)

Even at 20, PBS kids and Qubo are the only main channels I watch. It really depresses me how downhill PBS kids has gone, though... but I know most people thought the same thing even during the time period it had my favorite shows.

My absolute favorite childhood cartoon was Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat. It frustrates me to no end how hard it is to find on DVD. I don't think they ever released every episode and it's long out of print... It's become one of my life goals to obtain it. 

I also really miss Between the Lions. Especially the older seasons. I used to catch episodes of Noddy and George Shrinks... and how I miss Zoboomafoo. I was so thrilled when Netflix had all of Redwall.  I also love that Qubo is now airing Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks. Lastly... when I was younger, for some reason I really liked the PBS kids show It's a Big Big World.

(I never got to watch much of original My Little Pony growing up.  )

[Emerald Treasure]

I vaguely remember Sagwa...

[Winter Bones]

I'm not really sure if anything I've watched was really obscure or not... but for the majority of my childhood I watched PBS kids. It was usually one of the only channels we had. However for the two years we lived with my aunt when I was around nine I was obsessed with playhouse Disney. (Rolly Polly Olly, Stanley, Out of the box, PB & J Otter and all those)

Even at 20, PBS kids and Qubo are the only main channels I watch. It really depresses me how downhill PBS kids has gone, though... but I know most people thought the same thing even during the time period it had my favorite shows.

My absolute favorite childhood cartoon was Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat. It frustrates me to no end how hard it is to find on DVD. I don't think they ever released every episode and it's long out of print... It's become one of my life goals to obtain it. 

I also really miss Between the Lions. Especially the older seasons. I used to catch episodes of Noddy and George Shrinks... and how I miss Zoboomafoo. I was so thrilled when Netflix had all of Redwall.  I also love that Qubo is now airing Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks. Lastly... when I was younger, for some reason I really liked the PBS kids show It's a Big Big World.

(I never got to watch much of original My Little Pony growing up.  )

You just listed off half of my childhood.


Anyone remember Excalibur? The 3D show about the knight who has to revive her father who was turned into stone or something?

[Bekuno]

My absolute favorite childhood cartoon was Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat. It frustrates me to no end how hard it is to find on DVD. I don't think they ever released every episode and it's long out of print... It's become one of my life goals to obtain it. 

I also really miss Between the Lions. Especially the older seasons. I used to catch episodes of Noddy and George Shrinks... and how I miss Zoboomafoo. I was so thrilled when Netflix had all of Redwall.  I also love that Qubo is now airing Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks. Lastly... when I was younger, for some reason I really liked the PBS kids show It's a Big Big World.

Yes! I grew up on PBS too. Mostly because my parents got rid of our cable when I was around 8 and we still don't have it. So Qubo was important but now it seems like it doesn't air on digital TV anymore :c
Sagwa was a personal favorite of mine, and I remember discussing it with my chinese friend who told me about how their names were nothing like the english ones xD
I started watching Jakers! on Qubo, and it was really cute. Enough to keep me entertained
I don't remember much of It's a Big Big World but I don't think it was a favorite..

[kissthethunder]

Just watched Ringing Bell because of this thread. So many feels.

[MJNSEIFER]

the riddlers- terrifying haha

I watched this, can someone please explain what was terrifying about it?  It's just I see people saying it was a "nightmare fuel" show so many times, and can never get an answer from anyone.

[Sora]

Just watched Ringing Bell because of this thread. So many feels.

Agreed. Dark, but so very, very beautiful.

[kestral_kitsune]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Pdrz_KxhU  i just ..came across this and i'm sitting here going.. I've watched this show before, only issue is, I remember watching it but I'm not sure if it was while we were in Germany, or if it had a short american run

[elish2]

Anyone remember the pacman show? yes there was a packman show, and a battletoads show!